About this episode

David and Tamler discuss the film Sicario and its themes while also engaging with their audience through a tournament format.

David and Tamler cross the border into Denis Villeneuve's taut and propulsive thriller Sicario , the story of an FBI agent who gets pulled into a task force drawn from the shadiest elements of the US government. The assignment: to disrupt, infiltrate, and take down a major Mexican cartel. But what's the deal with Alejandro, and who does he work for? This is Roger Deakins in God mode and Villeneuve, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio Del Toro at the very top of their games. Plus, we select 16 topics from the hundreds submitted by our beloved patrons for VBW Madness 2, a tournament to determine what we discuss on the listener selected episode. Join the VBW Patreon to vote on the winner! Sicario [wikipedia.org]

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Tamler Sommers

Topics covered

• film analysis
• Sicario
• Denis Villeneuve
• FBI
• Mexican cartel
• VBW Madness 2

Keywords

• Sicario
• Denis Villeneuve
• FBI agent
• Mexican cartel
• film discussion
• VBW Madness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US government

Books & works: Sicario

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